What exactly is my computer's issue?

Question

Hi all,

Three days ago my computer got the blue screen of death. It could be unrelated to my issue, but I'm throwing it out there.

The next day when I was booting up my laptop (HP G60 235-DX) the screen was flickering - so I shut it off and back on a few times, then it went away the rest of the day.

After I shut it off for the night and booted it up the next morning (yesterday) the screen was flickering again. Just like the previous day a few times of shutting it off and back on stopped the flickering.

Then about 5 hours into being turned on and running, the screen more or less went black - I'm assuming it's the backlight that died, as the screen has no light - I can only [i]very[/i] faintly see the desktop, and even that causes a lot of squinting. Holding up a small flashlight to the screen didn't improve visibility by much. However, here and there my screen would light up again to full brightness and I could actually see - only for a minute or two max, then it'd go dark again. I called up HP, and the support rep said it was the backlight. It's kind of costly to fix, as they'd need to more or less repair the whole screen area.

Is it the backlight or the inverter? What's the difference?

Then today I wiped the system - I figure it's about time I do it anyway, laptop working like it should or not. So far, the screen has been bright while restoring to factory settings and booting brand new. There might be a little flicker/hiss here and there, but it's rather infrequent.

However, with the screen now bright (for who knows how long) I noticed there's this kinda-big black spot in the corner of my screen. If I touch it with my finger for more than a few seconds it is rather hot. Here's an image:

http://img.ly/a8GE

What exactly is my issue? The inverter? The backlight? If it's the backlight, why is it working on and off? Could it just be a loose wire? What caused the hot black spot?

Answer 1

The inverter converts electricity for the power requirements of the LCD. Its a small narrow board that is below the LCD and under the LCD bezel.

I think the HP tech is right on the money -- its the backlight inside the LCD

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Try reinstalling your OS